§ 8-3-21-9 — Construction and severability

Indiana § 8-3-21-9

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 3: RAILROADS GENERALLY
• Ch. 21: Interstate Rail Passenger Network Compact

Text

(a) This compact shall be liberally construed to
effectuate the compact's purposes.
(b) The provisions of this compact are severable. If:
(1) a phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this compact is
declared to be contrary to the constitution of a participating state
or of the United States; or
(2) the applicability of this compact to a government, an agency,
a person, or a circumstance is held invalid;
the validity of the remainder of this compact and the compact's
applicability to any government, agency, person, or circumstance is not
affected.
(c) If this compact is held contrary to the constitution of a
participating state, the compact remains in effect for the remaining
participating states and in effect for the state affected for all severable
matters.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.58-1992, SEC.1.